Private For-Profit · Speedway, Indiana

Empire Beauty School-Speedway

Empire Beauty School-Speedway is a private for-profit institution in Speedway, Indiana. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.

37.1%
150%-time completion
$18,127
Avg net price / yr
$24,407
10-yr median earnings

The verdict

Empire Beauty School-Speedway posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

10th pct.
former-student earnings, US
37.1%
150%-time completion
+21%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Empire Beauty School-Speedway profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

F
College Value Score
27/100
Empire Beauty School-Speedway

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings F
$24,407
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$18,127
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
37.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$13,583
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
35.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Empire Beauty School-Speedway vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$24,407

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$18,127

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

37.1%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 37.1%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Empire Beauty School-Speedway vs peers

Empire Beauty School-Speedway positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Empire Beauty School-Speedway positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $20K $62K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $11K $42K Avg Net Price ($) Empire Beauty School-Speedway (you are here): $24K earn · $18K net · 37% grad You are here - Empire Beauty Scho… The Salon Professional Academy-Evansville: $27K earn · $13K net · 82% grad The Salon Professi… Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis: $43K earn · $30K net · 56% grad Aviation Institute… Ross Medical Education Center-Granger: $30K earn · $20K net · 55% grad Ross Medical Educa… College of Court Reporting Inc: $44K earn · $40K net · 8% grad College of Court R… Denmark College: $24K earn · $15K net · 77% grad Denmark College Marian University: $59K earn · $24K net · 64% grad MyComputerCareer at Indianapolis: $42K earn · $26K net · 66% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Empire Beauty School-Speedway ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Empire Beauty School-Speedway: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$24,407 10th percentile higher than 10% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Empire Beauty School-Speedway National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $24,407 #4606 of 5103 10th
Average net price $18,127 #2704 of 5020 46th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 37.1% #3835 of 4858 21st
Undergraduate enrollment 166 #3837 of 5462 30th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

166
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
37.1%
150%-time completion
$24,407
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Empire Beauty School-Speedway ranks in Indiana

State rank among 126 reporting Indiana colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Empire Beauty School-Speedway State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $24,407 #109 of 126 13th
Average net price $18,127 #38 of 96 60th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 37.1% #78 of 87 10th
Undergraduate enrollment 166 #67 of 100 33rd

Highest former-student earnings in Indiana

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Empire Beauty School-Speedway

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Empire Beauty School-Speedway - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $18,127
65.0%
Pell Grant Rate
54.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$13,583
Median Debt
$144/mo
Monthly Payment

What students pay at Empire Beauty School-Speedway rose +27.8% since 2013

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $13,514 in 2013 to $17,267 in 2023, a rise of $3,753 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $13,5142014: $13,6772015: $13,5982016: $14,3842017: $14,1822018: $15,5192019: $16,7122020: $18,1022021: $17,3682022: $17,4792023: $17,267
2013 · $13,5142023 · $17,267

Over the same years, enrollment went +22.9% (170 → 209 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

95.0%
Female
54.8%
First Generation

Outcomes

$20,172
Median Earnings (6yr)
39.2%
Earning Over $25K
35.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 37.1%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $20,172
Median earnings 10 years after entry $24,407
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 39.2%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 35.0%
Median federal student debt At completion $13,583
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $144/mo

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 59 $25,413 $13,583

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Empire Beauty School-Speedway?
Empire Beauty School-Speedway is a private for-profit institution in Speedway, Indiana. Undergraduate enrollment is 166 students.
How much do Empire Beauty School-Speedway former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Empire Beauty School-Speedway who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $24,407 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $20,172.
How much does Empire Beauty School-Speedway cost?
The average net price at Empire Beauty School-Speedway is $18,127.. Median student debt at graduation is $13,583.
What is the graduation rate at Empire Beauty School-Speedway?
Empire Beauty School-Speedway has a 37.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Empire Beauty School-Speedway worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Empire Beauty School-Speedway is $13,583, while former students earn a median of $24,407 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 56% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 35.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $144.

Sources & methodology

Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.

Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Empire Beauty School-Speedway

For-profit Scorecard figures are Title-IV cohort history — verify current program costs, accreditation, and repayment outcomes with the school and official aid tools.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private for-profit profiles compile Scorecard debt/earnings and IPEDS operating fields from federal files — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.